Benchmarks

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

According to the Carbon Disclosure Project, Eneco is one of the best performing companies worldwide in the field of combating climate change. CDP is the international standard for climate reporting. CDP has awarded Eneco an A score in the annual report that provides insight into the climate footprint and ambitions of companies. In 2020, 9526 companies participated in CDP, of which 278 received an A score. This puts Eneco among the 3% best performing companies worldwide. CDP has been providing insight into companies' climate footprints and ambitions for over 20 years. The organisation requests detailed information and then assigns a score from D to A.

EcoVadis

In 2020, Eneco received the Platinum rating from EcoVadis. This makes us one of the top 1% of companies in our sector in terms of sustainability performance. EcoVadis assesses how a company scores on environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.

Sustainalytics

Our ESG score from Sustainalytics places us among the 10% best performing companies in the sustainability field. Sustainalytics is a global player in assessing companies on sustainability at the request of investors.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) rating represents the environmental, social and governance assessment. It implies that factors such as energy consumption, climate, availability of raw materials, health, safety and good corporate governance are taken into account in company decisions. ESG ratings are intended to measure a company's resilience to long-term, material risks.

Science Based Targets initiative

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund, UN Global Compact, CDP and the World Resources Institute. It translates scientific insights into targets for companies.

Climate targets are considered 'science-based' if they are in line with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Eneco was the first Dutch company with approved targets in 2017. Based on the SBTi methodology, a carbon budget for our company including our suppliers and customers was determined.

In 2019, Eneco updated its targets to absolute targets for scope 1, 2 and 3 based on the 2°C path. We also submit the update of our targets based on the 1.5°C path to the SBTi.

Sustainability ranking of Dutch electricity suppliers

In 2020, Eneco will be the first major energy supplier to receive an 8.1 rating for consumer electricity in the annual sustainability ranking of Consumentenbond, Natuur&Milieu and Wise. This means that Eneco remains the most sustainable electricity supplier of the large energy companies. The report states: 'Striking news is that for the first time in the history of this study, one of the three largest electricity suppliers scores above 8, namely Eneco'.